The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design require that elevator cars with centered doors, like the one shown below, have a minimum door clear width of 42 inches. They also require a minimum number of wheelchair spaces in 1 assembly area, such as a classroom, based on the number of seats in the assembly area, as the table below indicates.
27. An elevator car with centered doors has a door clear width that is 8% wider than the minimum distance required by the 2010 ADA standard. Which of the following distances, in inches, is closest to the door clear width of the elevator car?